10 Quotes & Sayings By Patty Duke

Patty Duke is an American actress, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist. She has been inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and Academy of Motion Pictures Hall of Fame. She has won numerous awards throughout her career including four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, the Stanley Kramer Award, the George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, and three Peabody Awards. Patty Duke was born in Santa Monica, California on October 21, 1946 Read more

As a child she was nicknamed "Pixie".

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Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries. Patty Duke
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From the moment we walk out the door until we come back home our sensibilities are so assaulted by the world that we have to soak up as much love as we can get simply to arm ourselves. Patty Duke
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Without a sense of humor, I would have been gone a long time ago. Patty Duke
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I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me. Patty Duke
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I never did quite fit the glamour mode. It is life with my husband and family that is my high now. Patty Duke
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It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself. Patty Duke
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I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature. Patty Duke
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I have been afraid all my life that I am going to die. All my life it has been stuffed in my imagination. Patty Duke
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For the first time, I lived alone... in a luxury apartment on Sunset Strip. For a few days I loved the idea, but I got lonely and restless. Patty Duke